A five-story boutique hotel project in Ybor City received initial approval from the Tampa City Council and soon will go back to the Barrio Latino Commission to work out design details. ...more

February 27, 2009

Drivers on U.S. 41 will need to take a detour near Adamo Drive this morning. The highway, also known as 50th Street, was closed just after 5 a.m. today to allow CSX Inc. to repair a railroad crossing. The closing is expected to last about three weeks. ...more

February 20, 2009

U.S. 41 just north of Adamo Drive will be closed for three weeks starting Friday to allow CSX Inc. to repair a railroad crossing. ...more

February 19, 2009

Trash blanketed Seventh Avenue early Sunday morning, the last vestiges of a party that drew thousands of people to Ybor City for the annual Sant' Yago Illuminated Knight Parade. ...more

February 16, 2009

Mounted Tampa officers trying to clear Seventh Avenue in Ybor City after Saturday's Illuminated Knight Parade were confronted by a man who slapped a police horse then challenged them to a fight, according to a criminal arrest affidavit. ...more

February 15, 2009

Pirates and partiers packed Seventh Avenue in Ybor City on Saturday night for the Sant' Yago Illuminated Knight parade. ...more

February 14, 2009

The Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago Illuminated Knight Parade takes place Saturday night in Ybor City. More than 100 illuminated floats will make their way down Seventh Avenue. ...more

February 13, 2009

If you're going into parade withdrawal, fear not! The Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago Illuminated Knight Parade makes its way through Ybor City starting at 7 p.m. Saturday. More than 100 dazzling, illuminated floats will make their way down Seventh Avenue, leaving a trail of beads, booze and rowdy revelers. ...more

February 13, 2009

A Bradenton man admitted to police that he stole three city-owned plants because he needed to buy beer, the Bradenton Police Department said. ...more

February 10, 2009

During Super Bowl weekend, tens of thousands of revelers descended on the Channelside Bay Plaza entertainment complex. They ate in the restaurants and drank in the bars, meandered through the red-brick piazza and danced until dawn in nightclubs. ...more

February 8, 2009